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“Who’s there?” I called out, quickly wiping away my tears, but the whimpers continued. Whoever this person was, he or she was in pain and not likely a threat, and so I followed the
sound.
I could have easily missed it.
It was a woman sprawled on the ground, her body battered and bruised; she looked so frail – it was like life had been sucked right out of her; and then she turned, her eyes locked into mine and I gasped.
It was Bailey.
I hadn’t recognized her, but who would? She didn’t look like the woman that left this pack, the intimidating elder with the ancient crafty eyes; now she was completely… different.
Her skin had many burn marks, her fingers were missing, and half her face was also burnt to the point it was completely unrecognizable. She shivered, looking so tiny, I couldn’t believe it.
“Bailey?” I called, and her whimpers ceased.
“You,” she called out, her voice barely audible, I almost didn’t hear her. “He was never going to keep to his part of his deal, was he?” She questioned, staring at me with so much anger and pain. “He was never going to do his own part, would he?” She cried out; if I hadn’t known her, I would have thought she was crazy.
“I… I don’t know what you are talking about?” I said.
“Oh, you know, you always knew, and with all my years of wisdom, I fell for such a foolish
act.”
“Who did this to you?” I questioned, unable to hide back the shiver. Whoever did this was a twisted–minded person.
“Nyaos was not the only elder who… escaped,” she managed to say. “There is one other–they knew I was coming.” She paused and broke into a sob.
This was the woman I hated, the woman I thought her death would be satisfactory to me. I was wrong; I wasn’t as cold–hearted as the members of the Nightshade Pack; I could never be what they wanted, because staring at this woman, after all she had done to me, I could still find it in my heart to pity her.
“I’ll alert them; I’ll get help,” I promised before turning away. She had been saying something, but I didn’t wait to hear that; she was in a critical condition and needed help urgently, I ran for the packhouse, and just then, I came in contact with a wall..
No, not a wall, a person. I hadn’t been paying attention; I should have noticed Thane. Axel was right behind, and he quickly joined us.
“Where did you go?” Axel questioned. I shook my head, about to speak, but no words came out.
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“What the hell is wrong with you? You got us worried; I checked the whole house, and your were not in it; if you wanted to go somewhere, you would have told us,” Thane says, clearly mad.
“I saw Bailey in the woods; she needs help.” That’s all I could get out before I hurried back to where I had found her, hoping they followed; they easily caught up with me.
I stopped at the spot where I had seen Bailey, but she wasn’t there.
What the…?
“What the hell is going on with you?” Thane questioned.
“See that blood trail.” I pointed to the ground, and he spotted it. “I had seen Bailey here.”
I followed the blood trail, and… there she was leaning against the tree. I had thought she looked horrifying a few minutes ago, but now I could see her full form. I noticed that her legs and hands didn’t seem to be in the right place; there was way too much blood that I was surprised at the fact that she was still alive. She sobbed silently, in pain.
Bailey” Thane called, also stunned by the sight before him.
Axel and Thane walked to her, easily picking her up; the excuse of a dress she was in fell away, revealing very pale white skin with more cuts. What exactly did they do to her?
Thane and Axel had managed to take Bailey into the healing room without anyone noticing.
“The ball would be coming to an end soon; the Alpha King and Queen have to be present.” Axel
says
“You are right; we would be right back,” Thane says to Axel.
The healers had already gone to work on Bailey, but we all knew this would be different; she was an elder; elders don’t go to healers and her injuries seemed beyond them.
All I had to do was stand by Thane as he gave a speech to the crowd; he was calm and controlled, even piping in some little jokes to lighten the mood, but I, on the other hand, was tense. How could he be this calm?
His speech came to an end quickly as we bid farewell to the guests, welcoming them to stay the night if they wanted to. Most of them left, and now we could both return back to Bailey.
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